Elaine Marie Diccicco

ELAINE MARIE DICCICCO (nee Yanni), born February 27, 1937, died peacefully at St. Mary's Villa Nursing Home in Elmhurst, PA on September 6, 2025 at age 88.
Elaine was born and raised in the East Mount Airy section of Philadelphia attending St. Therese of the Child Jesus Grade School, Cecilian Academy High School and received her undergraduate certificate from Philadelphia Community College. Elaine worked over 30 years for the U.S. Federal Government serving with the Probation and Parole Philadelphia office, Social Security Administration at their Philadelphia, Williamsport and Jenkintown offices, and retiring from the Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Response Team's Philadelphia office. Elaine also worked as an administrative aide for over 5 years for the Pennsylvania State Caucus.
Elaine was a woman of faith with a devotion to Saint Therese of the Child Jesus "The Little Flower" always looking to see a rose, smell the scent of a rose or receive a rose as a sign of her prayers being answered by Jesus through the intersession of St. Therese. She was proud of her Italian heritage growing up with her "Nonna" and other family members working as a teenager at the Garibaldi and Ulysses Italian social clubs in Germantown.
In her retirement Elaine lived at the Arthur and Estelle Sidewater House in the Somerton section of Philadelphia. She loved taking day trips to Parx Casino and overnight stays with her mother, family and friends to the old Resorts and Showboat, Harrah's, and Borgata Casinos in Atlantic City where you could find her sitting at one of her favorite slot machines looking to hit a jackpot.
Elaine was the oldest daughter to the late Frank Charles and Marie Antoinnette Yanni (nee Yaccino), granddaughter to the late "Nonna" Elena C. Chiodo, mother to Michael F. Diccicco of Fort Lauderdale FL, and the late Frank M. Diccicco (Maryann) of Drums, PA. Grandmother to Sarah Bodnar (Christian) and great Grandmother to Natalie of Scranton, PA. Sister to Diane Lucille Muller (Rudy) of Wimauma, FL and dear aunt and Godmother to Rudy Muller, Jr. (Susan) of Philadelphia, PA, Richard Muller (Erin) Langhorne, PA and Ryan Muller Philadelphia, PA.
Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Friday, September 12, 2025 from 9:15AM until 10:15AM at St. Christopher Church, 13301 Proctor Road, Philadelphia, PA 19116, immediately followed by her funeral mass 10:30AM. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Elaine's name to the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, 2755 Holme Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19152 (www.nazarethcsfn.org/donation) or Federation Housing, Inc. 8900 Roosevelt Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19115 (www.federationhousing.org/contribute).